Country Keepers by Gary Petersen

For future reference, the Des Moines Register has a transcript of tonight’s debate between President Bush and Senator Kerry online.

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Thank goodness for tonight’s presidential debate. Senator John Kerry finally has the chance to clearly state his positions. I can just hear you asking “Ah, Gary, you’re just picking on Kerry’s tendency to waffle again, aren’t you?” Those aren’t my words, they are Senator Kerry’s. AP has a story this morning that is both amusing [...]

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For reasons I do not understand, as I have the option turned off, this site is requiring me to approve comments before they’re posted. I’m sorry about that and I am working on it.

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Our pastor preached on evangelistic prayer two Sundays ago. One of the things he said was a quote from Samuel Chadwick, which I have found in many places online, including here: “Satan dreads nothing but prayer. Souls may be lost in good works, as surely in evil ways. The one concern of the devil is [...]

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Marketplace concluded a two-part story today on trips that Senators and Representatives have taken at private company expense, what they call the last great fringe benefit in Congress. Apparantely, our Congress-critters can take these trips at lobbyist or company expense, as long is there some reason for them to do so. Often times, they bring [...]

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Outdoor Life magazine asked Senator John Kerry about his favorite gun. Here was his response: “My favorite gun is the M-16 that saved my life and that of my crew in Vietnam,” said Mr. Kerry, a veteran, according to the October issue. “I don’t own one of those now, but one of my reminders of [...]

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William Dyer is asking for hard proof that any of the claims the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth have made against Senator John Kerry have been debunked. Can you identify even one specific and material SwiftVets allegation that you believe to have been fully “debunked” or fully proven to be “unsubstantiated”? With as much as [...]

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I’ve not mentioned in since setting up the new weblog address, so I’ll do so now. One of the things that I do with this site is to publish a daily dose of Scripture from the New American Standard Bible on a plan that will lead you through reading the entire Bible in one year. [...]

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There are at least two ways of predicting the results of the upcoming presidential election. Polls look at the direct numbers of which candidate is preferred. The latest of these has George Bush at 50% and John Kerry at 44%. Or at least that’s what the Marist Institute’s latest poll shows. There are problems with [...]

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Following two links in Instapundit, I found a picture gallery site by Rob T, who flies fighter aircraft in the military. He has separate galleries for pictures taken while in Afghanistan and two tours in Iraq. This one, from his Afghanistan tour of duty, is my favorite.

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